In the mountainous areas of Vietnam, you will often see children who have to work hard to help their parents earn a living.
This is among the reasons why many children in the mountainous localities are unable to attend school.

Catching tiny shrimps in a stream in Lai Chau Province

A boy in Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province, ploughing the fields

A boy in Ha Giang Province is taking grass home to breed fish

A boy is tending goats to help their family (Dien Bien Province)

Two Dao Do ethnic minority girls are selling banana flowers to hotels in Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province

Taking grass to feed cattle in Ha Giang Province

Carrying water cans for the family in Pha Long Commune, Muong Khuong Commune, Lao Cai Province

Harvesting rice in Mu Cang Chai District, Yen Bai Province